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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
A group of 90 school children from J&K meet MoS Dr. Jitendra Singh
A group of 90 school children from Jammu and Kashmir , met the Union Minister of State  for Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, here today. The children belonging to Bandipora and Samba districts of J&K, comprised 11 girls and 79 boys. They are on ‘Bharat Darshan’ tour organized by the J&K Police. During their visit, the students have also visited Agra. They have visited various places in Delhi; Qutub Minar, Lal Quila, Lotus Temple and India Gate, among others.
While interacting with the students, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has made efforts to bring development in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. He quoted examples of various projects for J&K such as Ujh Multipurpose project, Shahpur Kandi dam project, construction of world’s highest railway bridge on Chenab river in Reasi, setting up of AIIMS and IIMs, etc. He said in Kathua district the Engineering College has started functioning and Medical College will also be opened soon. He also said that north India’s first Biotech park will be set up in Kathua in J&K. He also discussed with students about the historical places of Jammu and Kashmir and encouraged them to visit those places. He also said that due attention should be paid to the maintenance and upkeep of the historical places.
Speaking about the ‘Kashmir Super 30’ initiative, being undertaken by Army in coordination with the Centre for Social Responsibility and Leadership , the Minister said that the project aims to support the talented underprivileged students of the economically weaker sections of the State to achieve educational success by providing Engineering entrance exam coaching for JEE . He expressed happiness that under this initiative, 32 students have qualified the JEE Mains Exam, 2017-18 and out of these successful students, 7 students have cracked the JEE Advance test and made it to the prestigious IITs. He further said that students of Jammu and Kashmir possess unique talent which needs to be exploited by guiding them towards a prosperous future.
Dr Jitendra Singh also expressed appreciation for J&K police for organizing such tours. The Minister wished the children all success and happiness in their future efforts.
President's Secretariat
JNU Represents Blending of Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence: President Kovind
President of India addresses The 4th Annual Convocation of JNU through a Video Message
Students coming from all parts of India and from all strata of society study in Jawaharlal Nehru University  in an atmosphere of equal opportunity for excellence. Students aspiring for very different career paths come together at JNU. The University represents blending of inclusion, diversity and excellence, said the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind while addressing the 4th annual convocation of JNU today  through a video message.
The President said that all shades of Indian culture are reflected in JNU. Names of buildings, hostels, roads and facilities on the campus are drawn from the Indian heritage. This represents a cultural and geographical picture of India at its best. This Indianness is JNU’s legacy and strengthening it is it's duty.
The President said that excellent faculty of JNU have been encouraging free debate and respect for difference in opinion. Students are treated as partners in learning which is how it should be in higher education. The University is known for vibrant discussions which also take place outside the classrooms, in the cafeterias and dhabas at all hours.
Referring to the glorious past of teaching and research in ancient India, the President said that in dealing with today’s challenges, we can draw inspiration from universities in Takshashila, Nalanda, Vikramshila and Vallabhi which had set high standards of teaching and research. Scholars and students from all across the world came to those centres to attain specialised knowledge. That ancient system, which had many elements of modernity, produced great scholars such as Charaka, Aryabhata, Chanakya, Panini, Patanjali, Gargi, Maitreyi and Thiruvalluvar. They made invaluable contributions to medical science, mathematics, astronomy, grammar and social development. People from other parts of the world translated the works of Indian scholars and used the learning for further advancement of knowledge. Today’s Indian scholars should try to create such an original body of knowledge which is utilised for dealing with contemporary global challenges. JNU is among those select institutions of higher learning which can reach globally comparable excellence.
Speaking about the Covid-19 pandemic, the President said that today the world is in a state of crisis because of this pandemic. In the prevailing scenario of epidemics and pandemics, the National Education Policy 2020 states that it is critical for Higher Education Institutions to take the lead in undertaking research in areas of infectious diseases, epidemiology, virology, diagnostics, instrumentation, vaccinology and other relevant areas. The related social issues also need to be studied, preferably with multi-disciplinary approach. In this endeavour, universities like JNU should be at the forefront to develop specific hand holding mechanisms and promote innovation among student communities, he added.
Click here to see the President Speech
Special Service and Features
IIT Palakkad designated as a Nodal Institute to host Delegates from UP under the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ Yuva Sangam Campaign
21 May 2023, Palakkad:
Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad  is designated as a nodal institute to host delegates from Uttar Pradesh under the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ Yuva Sangam campaign phase-II, an initiative of Govt of India. The Yuva Sangam program is a youth exchange program coordinated by the Ministry of Education under 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ scheme, the broader cultural and educational endeavor. Under this program, IIT Palakkad is paired with Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad  to host the delegates from Uttar Pradesh and Kerala respectively.
The Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Yuva Sangam program is a national integration initiative aimed at fostering interaction and promoting mutual understanding between people from different states and union territories through the concept of state/UT pairing. In this instance, Kerala has been paired with Uttar Pradesh.
A group of 45 young individuals aged between 18 and 30, including students and employed or self-employed youth from Uttar Pradesh will be visiting IIT Palakkad to explore and immerse themselves in the culture and heritage of Kerala. During their week-long visit, the delegates will have the opportunity to experience and learn about various aspects of the host state under five
broad areas: Paryatan , Parampara , Pragati , Paraspar Sampark , and Prodyogik .
The itinerary for the visiting delegates includes a diverse range of activities such as visits to Kalady Sree Sankara Sthoopam, Kodanad Elephant Training Centre, Parambikulam, Kuthampully handloom village, Kalpathy heritage village, Malampuzha Dam, an industrial visit to BEML, Pudussery Panchayat, and interactions with the local community. The 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' Yuva Sangam campaign strives to establish a sustained and structured cultural connection between different states/UTs, encompassing activities related to language learning, culture, traditions, music, tourism, cuisine, sports, and the sharing of best practices.This youth exchange program will not only promote cultural understanding but also facilitate a deeper connection between the people of Uttar Pradesh and Kerala, contributing to the overall vision of a united and culturally rich India.
Ministry of Culture
Indian Institute of Heritage would be a world-class and standalone Institution of its type in the country: Union Culture Minister
Key Highlights:
-Government has decided to set up ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ at Noida
-Indian Institute of Heritage will be a world-class university
-IIH would offer Masters and Ph.D courses in History of Arts, Conservation, Museology, Archival Studies, Archaeology
The government has decided to set up the ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar. This will impact higher education and research in the fields related to rich Indian heritage and its conservation. Indian Institute of Heritage would offer Masters and Ph.D courses in History of Arts, Conservation, Museology, Archival Studies, Archaeology, Preventives Conservation, Epigraphy and Numismatics, Manuscriptology etc. as well as conservation training facilities to in-service employees and the students of the Indian Institute of Heritage.
The Institute is being set up as Deemed to be University by integrating Institute of Archaeology , School of Archival Studies under National Archives of India, New Delhi, the National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property , Lucknow, National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology  and Academic Wing of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts , New Delhi. These shall become various schools of Institute.
Indian Institute of Heritage will be a world-class university that would focus on the conservation and research in India’s rich tangible heritage, while offering research, development and dissemination of knowledge, excellence in the education of its students and activities associated with heritage that contribute to the cultural, scientific and economic life of India. This would be a standalone Institution of its type in the country.
This information was given by the Minister for Culture, Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply in the Lok Sabha Today.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Export of Medical Items
The prohibition on export of various medical items such as PPE Coveralls, 2/3 Ply masks, Face Shields, Sanitizers , Hydroxychloroquine API and its formulations, 13 other Pharmaceutical APIs and its formulations and Ventilators has been removed. While export of Diagnostic Kits, N-95/FFP2 masks is currently restricted, their export is allowed subject to a monthly quota.
The prohibition on export of medical items was imposed to ensure domestic availability of these items to fight COVID-19. These have been relaxed based on an assessment, from time to time, of the domestic requirement, production capacity and surplus available for export.
Prior to 20th March, 2020, the requirement for PPE Coveralls was largely met through imports as there was very limited domestic production suitable for COVID-19 requirements. The export ban on PPE Coveralls was removed when the domestic production of PPE Coveralls subsequently reached 1.5 crore units per month. The availability of Alcohol based Hand Sanitizers was 10 lakh litres per annum. This manufacturing capacity subsequently increased to 38 Lakh litres per day, enabling the prohibition on the export of Alcohol based hand sanitizers  to be removed.
Ventilators production in country, which was negligible prior to January 2020, was ramped up to enable export of domestically manufactured ventilators today.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Online booking of community halls of Cantonment Boards made live on eChhawani portal
Key highlights:
- Portal to enhance ease of living for Cantonment residents
- Community halls can now be booked through digital payment
- e-Chhawani portal provides centralised access to civic services to Cantonment residents
In order to extend the facility for booking community halls of Cantonment Boards online without any physical application, a ‘Community Hall Booking module’ has now been made live on the eChhawani portal for greater ease of living for Cantonment residents. The facility is being provided in paperless, faceless and cashless environment i.e. the applicant will be able to book the community hall online, make payment in digital mode and track the status of his application.
The status of application will be communicated to the applicant at each stage through SMS & email and the confirmation of allotment will also be conveyed digitally. The release of the module on the portal will provide a transparent & hassle free environment to the Cantonment residents.
e-Chhawani is a citizen centric project of Ministry of Defence as part of comprehensive e-enablement of Cantonment Boards to provide online citizen services to more than 20 lakh people across 62 Cantonments in the country through a multi-tenancy central platform. The common platform  provides centralised access to civic services to residents of all Cantonment Boards along with all relevant information in a simple, easy to understand and effective manner.
Various citizen centric services have been released on the portal and have received encouraging response from the residents. These services include grant of Trade licences, renewal of leases, water and sewerage connections, Births and Deaths certificates, OPD appointments in cantonment hospitals, online deposit of taxes and fees and lodging grievances for quick and timely redressal.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM strongly condemns terrorist attack at Kabul University
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has strongly condemned the cowardly terrorist attack at Kabul University.
"I strongly condemn the cowardly terrorist attack at Kabul University today. Our prayers are with the families of the victims and the injured. We will continue to support Afghanistan's brave struggle against terrorism", the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Films Division to pay documentary tribute to Munshi Premchand and Mohammad Rafi on 31st July
Mumbai, 30 July, 2020
Films Division is screening two special documentaries to mark the 140th birth anniversary of most accomplished writer and storyteller, Munshi Premchand and the 40th death anniversary of legendary playback singer, Mohammed Rafi on 31st July 2020. The documentaries, ‘Premchand’ and ‘Rafi - We Remember You’ will be streamed on Films Division Website and You Tube channel for free.
The documentary, ‘Premchand’  directed by P C Sharma is a short biography on Munshi Premchand who is popularly known as ‘Upanyas Samrat’ . His innumerable short stories and novels portray India’s rural life very incisively and movingly.
Memories of immortal singer come alive in ‘Rafi - We Remember You’ , directed by Kuldeep Sinha. The hour-long documentary shares special moments from Rafi’s life, his everlasting songs and tributes by contemporaries.
Please visit www.filmsdivision.org and click @ “Documentary of the Week” section or follow FD YouTube Channel. Spread the word among friends and loved ones.DJM/DR
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approvesFDI proposal of M/s Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd, proposing an investment of Rs.15000 crore in India
The investment will be a major boost to the infrastructure and construction sector and also to the Airport sector
A significant boost to the recently announced National Monetisation Pipeline , as it will help fund leasing out of state-owned infrastructure assets which involves handling assets
The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the FDI proposal for an investment of upto ₹15,000 crore in M/s Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd, an India investment holding incorporated specifically for the purpose of investment in infrastructure and the construction-development sectors which may include transport and logistics etc. along with downstream investment in the airport sector and aviation related businesses and services. The investment also includes transfer of share of Bangalore International airport Limited to Anchorage, and investment of Rs. 950 crorein M/s Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd by 2726247 Ontariao Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of OAC which is the administrator of OMERS', one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans.
The investment will be a major boost to the infrastructure and construction sector and also to the Airport sector. The investment will considerably substantiate government of India's plan to develop world class Airport and transport related infrastructure though private partnership. The investment will also be a significant boost to the recently announced National Monetisation Pipeline , as it will help fund leasing out of state-owned infrastructure assets which involves handling assets like roads, railways, airports, sports stadiums, power transmission lines and gas pipelines to private operators. M/s Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd. is proposing to make downstream investment in some of the sector covered under the NMP.
The investment will also lead to direct employment generation as the sector in which M/s Anchorage Infrastructure Investment Holding Ltd. is proposing to make downstream investments are capital and employment intensive sector. The investment will also generate indirect employment during construction and ancillary activities.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Udyam Sakhi Portal
Udyam Sakhi portal  was launched in March 2018 to provide information regarding financial schemes, policies and programmes of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to existing/prospective women entrepreneurs in the MSME sector. The portal helps women to start, build and grow their businesses. A total of 2952 women have so far benefitted from the portal, out of which, 17 women belong to the State of Odisha.
An expenditure of Rs 43.52 lakhs was incurred for development of Udyam Sakhi portal. Udyam Sakhi portal was developed by the Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments , an organization under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises .
Disaggregated data on the number of women beneficiaries of Udyam Sakhi portal belonging to SC, ST, OBC, Urban areas and Rural areas is not maintained on the portal.
This information was given by Union Minister for MSME Shri Narayan Rane in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM bows to Mahatma Gandhi on his Jayanti
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has bowed to Mahatma Gandhi on his Jayanti.
"We bow to beloved Bapu on Gandhi Jayanti.
There is much to learn from his life and noble thoughts.
May Bapu’s ideals keep guiding us in creating a prosperous and compassionate India", the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
National Data Governance Framework Policy
The Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy aims to ensure that non-personal data and anonymized data from both Government and Private entities are safely accessible by Research and Innovation eco-system.
The policy aims to provide an institutional framework for data/datasets/metadata rules, standards, guidelines and protocols for sharing of non-personal data sets while ensuring privacy, security and trust.
The IDMO shall coordinate closely with line Ministries, State Governments, and other schematic programs to standardize data management by building up capacity and capabilities in each Ministry. Further it will accelerate inclusion of non-personal datasets housed within ministries and private companies into the India Datasets program.
MeitY released the Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy on 26thMay 2022 for public consultation. Currently the draft policy is under finalization.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Khadi opens Outlet in SPG Complex to Accelerate Swadeshi push
Khadi and Village Industries Commission  has taken another step towards promoting “Swadeshi”; and this time by roping in the Special Protection Group  with the drive. Today, KVIC inaugurated a new Khadi India Sales Outlet within the premises of SPG Residential Complex at Dwarka in Delhi. This outlet will benefit nearly 4000 families of SPG officers and staff residing in two adjacent residential complexes in the area. SPG is the agency responsible for security of the Indian Prime Minister. The Khadi sales outlet was jointly inaugurated by KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena and SPG Director Shri Arun Sinha.
As per a statement of KVIC the decision to open Khadi sales outlet was taken in order to provide pure and handmade “swadeshi” goods to the SPG members and their families. To further encourage these families to buy Khadi products, KVIC has decided to offer a 20% discount on all products in this outlet. Spread over 125 acres, the SPG Complex in Dwarka, is inhabited by nearly 15,000 people. Adjacent to it is another 26-acre residential complex housing over 800 families of SPG staff and hence a significant footfall of buyers is expected in the local shopping complex where the Khadi outlet is located. The SPG has provided KVIC the shop at a token rent of Rs 1 per month.
KVIC Chairman said through this outlet KVIC will make available the best quality handmade and natural products to the SPG families. “The SPG takes care of the security of the Prime Minister, who himself is the biggest brand ambassador of Khadi. And with this Khadi sales outlet, KVIC intends to take care of the families of the SPG officials and staff by providing them the best quality consumables,” Saxena said. He added that the Khadi sales outlet would also be a boost for Khadi artisans and only by encouraging local production and strengthening village industries, we could create sustainable livelihood for the people.
KVIC further said that the development comes in wake of the Prime Minister’s call for Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Vocal for Local. Earlier, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah had ordered the paramilitary forces to sell only “Swadeshi’ goods through its canteens. Recently, KVIC also began supplying pure kacchi ghani mustard oil to the paramilitary forces following the first ever MoU with ITBP for supply of provisions to the forces. KVIC will sell all Khadi fabric and readymade garments as well as village industry products through this outlet.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Press Communique
Vide Notification of even number dated 23'd September, 2021, in exercise of the power conferred by clause  of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint  Smt. Justice Mudalikulam Raman Anitha and  Shri Justice Karunakaran Nair Haripal, Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court to be Judges of the Kerala High Court, with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.